Foundation Engineering, SDLC & Runtime, Gitlab Software Engineer, Associate, Singapore

Goldman Sachs
Singapore

Who this role is best for

Candidates with CI/CD and Linux expertise will find this role in a global financial institution that emphasizes distributed systems and security. The position is based in Singapore and favors those with experience in cloud-native environments and software lifecycle tools.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in cloud-native infrastructure and CI/CD tooling in financial environments
    — “GitLab - The firm's strategic CI/CD platform, hosted in-house with instances on-premise and on public clouds”
  • Individuals who have worked with distributed systems and can advocate for secure, resilient engineering practices
    — “Key contributor to the design, implementation and execution of our next generation CI/CD instances with an emphasis on security”
  • Candidates who have collaborated with product management and can deliver technical solutions in a hybrid work environment
    — “Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering to maintain and improve the functions and quality of service”

Things to consider

  • The role requires familiarity with multiple languages and strong programming skills in at least one of them
    — “General knowledge of multiple languages, and in-depth strong programming skills of at least one of: Golang, Java, Python, C, C++”
  • Candidates must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, asynchronous, and globally distributed environment
    — “Naturally collaborative with the ability to thrive in our global organization in an output driven, fast paced, hybrid and asynchronous work place”

How to stand out

  • Showcase a track record of solving technical problems in distributed systems and automating incident resolutions
    — “Diagnose and solve technical problems, both within the core GitLab environment, and the broader SDLC ecosystem”
  • Emphasize hands-on experience with Linux internals and managing large-scale software repositories
    — “Highly knowledgeable about running key applications on Linux”
  • Demonstrate deep knowledge of networking protocols and cloud deployment patterns in your resume
    — “Knowledgeable about networking protocols and topology”
  • Include examples of contributing to or improving software lifecycle tools in large-scale environments
    — “Develop features and improvements to our CI/CD solution, working with the vendor provided software stacks”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • delivering CI/CD solutions
  • improving product quality, security, and performance
  • designing and implementing distributed resilient systems
Typical background
software engineeringcloud native architecturesDevOps

Skills & requirements

Required

Software EngineeringCloud DeploymentCI/CDGitLabAWSTerraformJavaGoPythonDistributed SystemsSecurityTestingPerformance TuningAvailability

Preferred

Machine LearningAI

Stack & domain

JavaGoPythonGitLabAWSHashicorp TerraformLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingFinanceTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Goldman Sachs

About Us

The SDLC team delivers engineer-first, mission critical tooling across the entire cycle of source code, build, test, maintain and distribution. Our tools are used by all the Engineers of Goldman Sachs across all business units, and therefore the scope and reach of the impact of our engineering can be felt in all aspects of the organization.

As an SDLC Engineer

You will be working at the heart of the developer experience, ensuring the code that is written by thousands of GS engineers is versioned securely, reviewed expertly, compiles fast, tests comprehensively and is distributed widely. You will deliver CI/CD solutions that use modern tooling and software stacks. You could be working with cutting edge build technology, or the latest cloud native software and infrastructure in one or more languages including Java, Golang, and Python, or enabling and assisting our machine learning and AI tooling efforts.

SDLC Platforms include

Build and Development using modern software stacks and methodologies

GitLab - The firm's strategic CI/CD platform, hosted in-house with instances on-premise and on public clouds

In-house developed Continuous Deploy (CD) tools for safely and repeatably deploying software packages, configuration and Infrastructure as Code

Distribution - Secure software distribution mechanisms on both Linux and Windows

Artifact Repositories - Build artifact repositories hosting dynamic terabytes of internal and external software packages and industry standard asset repositories, kept up-to-date and well secured.

Responsibilities

Key contributor to the design, implementation and execution of our next generation CI/CD instances with an emphasis on security, testing the capability to exceed industry standard performance and availability.

Develop features and improvements to our CI/CD solution, working with the vendor provided software stacks to extend and enhance according to engineering platform requirements.

Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering to maintain and improve the functions and quality of service

Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance

Diagnose and solve technical problems, both within the core GitLab environment, and the broader SDLC ecosystem

Metric gathering, analysis and reporting

Reliability Engineering and operational resiliency

What you will learn when you join us

Cloud native architectures in AWS.

Managing all sizes and scopes of software repositories, build systems and deployment paradigms

Expertise in commercial / open source build systems and strong knowledge of software change management systems

Expertise in DevOps, SRE and Infrastructure (storage / networks / etc.)

Design and implement distributed resilient systems

Partner with and provide technical guidance on best practices to the GS Engineering community, across all revenue aligned Engineering teams

Thinking about systems, edge cases, failure modes and behaviors

Skills and experience we are looking for

A technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Min. 3 years’ experience in software engineering

Ability to use and familiarity with Git

Professional experience with Cloud deployment patterns. Notably AWS and Hashicorp Terraform

General knowledge of multiple languages, and in-depth strong programming skills of at least one of: Golang, Java, Python, C, C++, preferably in large scale financial or technical organization

Highly knowledgeable about running key applications on Linux

Knowledgeable about networking protocols and topology

Strong software engineering fundamentals, understanding algorithms, data structures and software design

Experience with all stages in the lifecycle and debugging of developing and running distributed systems

Demonstrable track record of taking ownership of requirements and delivering value

Attitudes we want

Naturally collaborative with the ability to thrive in our global organization in an output driven, fast paced, hybrid and asynchronous work place

Ability to communicate technical and organizational challenges and propose high quality solutions

Self-managed, self-directed and good organization skills

Passionate about the software development process and facilitating high frequency / high quality change across a vibrant and diverse user community

Have an urge to resolve incidents and automate and document the resolution to prevent recurrence

Preferred Qualifications

BSc, MSc or PhD in relevant field (Computer Science, Maths, Physics)

Highly knowledgeable about running key business applications on Linux platforms and Linux internals.

Knowledgeable about networking (TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, TLS, HTTP, SSH, etc)

Experience with Cloud and Infrastructure as Code technologies - AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Source: Goldman Sachs careers

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